Chapter Five :-


1) Why did the three men became tired quickly as they followed the eastern passage ?

* Because the passage was going up not down
2) What was preserved in the rocks that they saw in the eastern passage ?
* Plants , animals and insects
3) Why did Axel think that they were taking the wrong path ?
* Because the path was going up not down and there were younger rocks where plants and animals were preserved
4) Why did they go back to the cross roads ?
* Because they came to a blank wall
5) Why did Axel tell the professor to give up the journey ?
* Because they had finished all their water
6) What did the professor say when Axel asked him to give up the journey ?
* He told Axel if they didn't find water the next day they would go back together
7) What noise did they hear in the western passage ?
* They heared the noise of running water
8) What did Hans do to get water ?
* he used his pickaxe to make a hole in the wall to get water
9) Why did Hans cryout in pain as the jet of water hit him ?
* Because the water was very hot
10) Why did they do when the water cooled ?
* They drank and filled their bottles
11) how did the water taste ?
* It tasted better than any water they have ever tasted
12) Why did they decide to leave the hole in the wall behind him ?
* Because the water would run beside them and guide them to the quickest way down
13) Where did the western passage take the three men ? how did they know ?
* it took them under the Atlantic ocean
* the professor calculated their position using his scientific instrument
14) What did the increased air pressure cause to Axel ?
* It caused pain in his ears
15) What did the professor advise Axel to do ? why ?
* He advised him to breath quickly
* to relieve the pressure
16) How did Axel get lost ?
* He had walken in of Hans and his uncle and some where he took a wrong turning
17) What happened to Axel after he was separated from Hans and his uncle ?
* the tourch broke . so he ran in the darkness and cut himself and fainted